Usually, it means that people still maintain noble conduct in a polluted environment, stick to their own good qualities, walk with the outside world without being affected by bad factors, and describe people's character and noble heart.

According to the website of the ancient temple, it is a famous saying in Zhou Dunyi's "Love Lotus" in the Song Dynasty. The original text is "Give the lotus a clean mud, and it will not be evil", which means that the lotus grows out of the accumulated mud and is not polluted, but it does not look enchanting after being washed with clear water. This sentence is used to compare people, usually referring to people who still maintain noble conduct in a polluted environment, adhere to their own good qualities, and drift with the tide without being influenced by external bad factors, describing people's character and noble heart. The virtue of getting rid of dirt is a charm of people who pursue a better life and ideal personality. It not only embodies the noble sentiment of "emerging from the mud without dyeing, cleaning up the ripples without demon", but also embodies the "integrity, action without order; Its completeness is incorrect, although it can't be done. Throughout the ages, people's understanding of honesty has different styles of the times. Due to the differences in regional time and space, people have all kinds of honesty, but the content of honesty is roughly similar. The famous writer Balzac once said: "Without ideological innocence, there can be no overall integrity. "So, honesty is to keep a clear head and not be moved by desire. It is integrity, virtue and wisdom.